Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
Benjamin DisraeliRead
Adventures are to the adventurous.
Interpretation
Adventures are experienced by those who are willing to seek them out.
This quote by Benjamin Disraeli highlights the idea that opportunities for adventure come to those who have the courage and willingness to pursue them. It suggests that life is full of potential experiences, but it is only the adventurous who will take the risks necessary to enjoy them.
In practice
This quote is perfect for encouraging friends to go hiking during a weekend trip.
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.
Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Yes, I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honorable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.
Sorry! I don't want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea -any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!
It's more of an adventure when you set off into unknown territory, and there's nothing like that feeling you get when you discover a place on the Earth where no one has ever been.
The important thing about adventures, thought Mr. Bunnsy, was that they shouldn't be so long as to make you miss mealtimes.
For me, climbing has always been about adventure and that involves difficulties, danger and exposure, so I deliberately set out to climb with as little equipment as possible.
You have to remember this was the '60s, when climbing was dangerous and sex was safe.
There are three elements of mountaineering - difficulty, danger, and exposure. Difficulty is the technical aspect of it. Danger, it is best to avoid, but some people like to increase danger to a point where their success is dependent only on luck. And exposure, which is what truly defines Alpinism, is what you face in wild nature.
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